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skaught
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_ 		5. October 2005 @ 08:39 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I just recently formatted my computer and also bought a new dvd burner, the nec nd-3540. Before I put the new burner in, I just installed windows with this egenric old cd-writer that i had in my computer before i formatted. this worked compeltely fine without installing any drivers. then i shut down my computer, swapped that drive out for the new burner and turned the computer back on and this is the error i'm getting:

Verifying DMI Pool Data .........
Boot from CD:

NVIDIA Boot Agent 197.0402
Copyright (C) 2001-2003 nVIDIA CORPORATION
Copyright (C) 1997-2000 Intel Corporation
PXE-E61: Media test failure, check cable
PXE-MOF: Exiting nVIDIA boot agent.
DISK BOOT FAILURE, INSET SYSTEM DISK AND PRESS ENTER

does anyone know what the problem is?

the reason i and only using the one drive is because my IDE cable is not long enough to connect them both, i think. so right now it's only the dvd-burner connected.

thanks in advance.
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ddp
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_ 		5. October 2005 @ 16:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
what ide port is the drive attached to as in primary or secondary? what is the drive jumpered as in master, slave or cable select?
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